FIFA World Cup 2006 final set of games took place in Germany from 9 June 2006. Thirty-two teams from across the globe made up the field for the 2006 FIFA World Cup finals. Six continents represented and host Germany, who headed the 14-strong European contingent participated. Holders Brazil,who led the South American challenge also participated.
History of the World Cup
The Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) was been formed in 1904 and immediately holding a football World Cup was proposed. The FIFA president, Jules Rimet, commissioned a study into a potential worldwide competition and at the Olympics in Amsterdam and it was declared that the World Cup would be held for the first time in 1930.In 1931, Uruguay was chosen as the host of the first World Cup and Abel Lafleur was given the task of designing a trophy for the event and his art work was then given the name Jules Rimet Cup.
The tournament was on an invitation basis, but many countries turned down the opportunity of playing at the first competition.
The 1930 World Cup was the only one without a qualifying competition.
The finals was between Argentina and Uruguay in which Uruguay won 4-2.
The Winners
ITALY Players to Watch for in FIFA 2006
Thierry Henry - France
Date of birth: 17 August 1977Height: 188 cm
Weight: 83 kg
Position: Forward
Current Club: Arsenal (ENG)
Int'l Goals: 36 (as of 5-Jul-2006)
Int'l Caps: 84 (as of 5-Jul-2006)
First Int'l Cap: France v. South Africa (11-Oct-1997)
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Patrick Vieira - France
Date of birth: 23 June 1976Height: 193 cm
Weight: 83 kg
Position: Midfielder
Current Club: Juventus (ITA)
Int'l Goals: 6 (as of 5-Jul-2006)
Int'l Caps: 93 (as of 5-Jul-2006)
First Int'l Cap: France v. Netherlands (26-Feb-1997)
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Famous Football Clubs
Football gained impetus by participation of differnet clubs. Some of the famous clubs are Real Madrid, Barcelona etc. Real Madrid was declared 'The 20th Century's Best Club' by FIFA
- Wikipedia on Real Madrid
- This site provides useful information on Real Madrid.
- Squidoo on Real Madrid
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- Worl Cup Betting
- Read on for World cup Betting
- World Cup Info
- Read this site for great contents on Football
- World Cup 2006
- Read on for details on the World Cup
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Cities and Stadiums where finals are to be held
The final set of games are to be held in 12 different cities in Germany.
- Berlin
- ESPN gives news on stadiums , Berlin city and the stadium.
- Cologne
- Cologne is Germany's fourth-largest city and is a venue to host the game. Look at the Stadium.
- Dortmund
- Signal Iduna Park is to host the World cup in Dortmund. The capacity is 60,285.It was built in 1974 and renovated in 2003. The stadium is situated in Westfalenpark to the south of town. Read the link to get more information on the city and the stadium.
- Frankfurt
- Commerzbank Arena , built in 1925 and renovated 2002-05, has a capacity of 43,324 for the World Cup.
- Gelsenkirchen
- Veltins Arena hosts the World Cup in the city of Gelsenkirchen. The world cup capacity is 48,426 and was built in 2001. The city is a working town.
- Hamburg
- AOL Arena host the world cup in Hamburg. Built in 2000, the capaciity is 45,442.
- Kaiserslautern
- Fritz-Walter-Stadion is the stadium hosting the show in Kaiserslautern . The capacity is 39,820.
- Leipzig
- Zentralstadion hosts the show in Leipzig. The capacity is 38,898. Architects here had the bright idea of building a high-tech arena within the walls of the old bowl-like structure.
- Munich
- Allianz Arena with a capacity of 59,416 hosts the show in Munich. Located in the north of the city in the Frottmaning district, the state-of-the-art, 66,000-capacity stadium has proved a big hit with its recently installed resident clubs
- Nuremberg
- Nuremberg is famous for its delicious 'Bratwurst', smallish, slim pork sausages and now for Frankenstadion which has a capacity of 36,898.
- Stuttgart
- Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion is the stadium hosting the show in Stuttgart with a capacity of 47,757.
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Players
There are 736 players. Read the list of players
- Players for FIFA 2006
- Get the list of players here
Interesting FIFA Links
Get more information on FIFA from other links.
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2006 FIFA World Cup adidas Golden Ball candidates
ZIDANE Zinedine
Date of birth: 23 June 1972Height: 185 cm
Weight: 78 kg
Position: Midfielder
Current Club: Real Madrid (ESP)
Int'l Goals: 30 (as of 5-Jul-2006)
Int'l Caps: 107 (as of 5-Jul-2006)
First Int'l Cap: France v. Czech Republic (17-Aug-1994)
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BALLACK Michael - Germany
Date of birth: 26 September 1976Height: 189 cm
Weight: 80 kg
Position: Midfielder
Current Club: Bayern Munich (GER)
Int'l Goals: 31 (as of 4-Jul-2006)
Int'l Caps: 70 (as of 4-Jul-2006)
First Int'l Cap: Germany v. Scotland (28-Apr-1999
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KLOSE Miroslav - Germany
Date of birth: 9 June 1978Height: 182 cm
Weight: 74 kg
Position: Forward
Current Club: Werder Bremen (GER)
Int'l Goals: 29 (as of 4-Jul-2006)
Int'l Caps: 61 (as of 4-Jul-2006)
First Int'l Cap: Germany v. Albania (24-Mar-2001)
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BUFFON Gianluigi - Russia
Date of birth: 28 January 1978Height: 190 cm
Weight: 83 kg
Position: Goalkeeper
Current Club: Juventus (ITA)
Int'l Caps: 66 (as of 4-Jul-2006)
First Int'l Cap: Russia v. Italy (29-Oct-1997)
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CANNAVARO Fabio - Italy
Date of birth: 13 September 1973Height: 175 cm
Weight: 72 kg
Position: Defender
Current Club: Juventus (ITA)
Int'l Goals: 1 (as of 4-Jul-2006)
Int'l Caps: 99 (as of 4-Jul-2006)
First Int'l Cap: Italy v. Northern Ireland (22-Jan-1997)
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Top Scorers
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- The leading goalscorer at every FIFA World Cup%u2122 finals is awarded the adidas Golden Shoe - past winners of the accolade include Gerd Muller, Ronaldo and Just Fontaine.
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2006 FIFA World Cup adidas Golden Ball candidates
PIRLO Andrea - Italy
Date of birth: 19 May 1979Height: 177 cm
Weight: 65 kg
Position: Midfielder
Current Club: AC Milan (ITA)
Int'l Goals: 5 (as of 4-Jul-2006)
Int'l Caps: 30 (as of 4-Jul-2006)
First Int'l Cap: Azerbaijan v. Italy ( 7-Sep-2002)
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ZAMBROTTA Gianluca - Italy
Date of birth: 19 February 1977Height: 181 cm
Weight: 76 kg
Position: Defender
Current Club: Juventus (ITA)
Int'l Goals: 2 (as of 4-Jul-2006)
Int'l Caps: 57 (as of 4-Jul-2006)
First Int'l Cap: Italy v. Norway (10-Feb-1999)
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MANICHE - Portugal
Date of birth: 11 November 1977Height: 179 cm
Weight: 77 kg
Position: Midfielder
Current Club: Chelsea (ENG)
Int'l Goals: 6 (as of 5-Jul-2006)
Int'l Caps: 37 (as of 5-Jul-2006)
First Int'l Cap: Portugal v. Brazil (29-Mar-2003)
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